I got out and used my camera today...

[Turtles06]

Gorgeous balloon shot.

 

Agreed. It's terrific, thanks for sharing!

[Turtles06]

Love the seal / sea lion. Which is s/he?

 

Thank you! It's a northern hemisphere gray seal.

[cruisinmimiof3]

 

I was sitting on the balcony at Tropical Isle, looked down a side street towards Jackson Square. Not the best pic, but I had been on Bourbon Street "doing what the locals do" for a week or so. But its still a pretty cool shot.

[Multi-Cruiser]

A shot of Downtown Miami from our Aft Balcony on the Carnival Liberty before sailaway last week.

 

[zackiedawg]

A weekend encounter while out doing some birding this Saturday...I happened upon a family of bobcats who didn't seem overly spooked at my presence:

 

Here, one of the cubs steals a look at me while mom sits behind:

 

Momma relaxing:

 

Then she gave me a glance while one of her other cubs rubbed up against her:

 

I love seeing wildlife in its habitat - and bobcats can be fairly elusive - this is only the 3rd time this year I've seen them, and only the second time I managed a shot of them - ever!

[LiftLockCouple]

 

Edited October 1, 2012 by LiftLockCouple

[seadancer]

A weekend encounter while out doing some birding this Saturday...I happened upon a family of bobcats who didn't seem overly spooked at my presence:

 

Here, one of the cubs steals a look at me while mom sits behind:

 

Momma relaxing:

 

Then she gave me a glance while one of her other cubs rubbed up against her:

 

I love seeing wildlife in its habitat - and bobcats can be fairly elusive - this is only the 3rd time this year I've seen them, and only the second time I managed a shot of them - ever!

 

yep I'm offically jealous:D

[sparky-elpaso]

The bobcats are gorgeous. And I love the pretty autumn trees - I'm originally from Michigan now living in El Paso, TX. The leaves on most of the trees here just turn brown and fall off. :( Very few pretty colors.

[dileep]

[dileep]

[boeckli]

[mnbruce]

A weekend encounter while out doing some birding this Saturday...I happened upon a family of bobcats who didn't seem overly spooked at my presence:

 

 

 

That is a wonderful set of images!

[mnbruce]

Our peak came and went in a matter of a few days.

 

 

 

[cjm66]

Thank you M Bruce. I grew up with Autumn colours and miss them.

[boeckli]

 

[sparky-elpaso]

Great fall tree shots, Bruce. Our son and daughter-in-law live in Minneapolis - we went to visit them a couple of years ago and went in early October so we could catch the fall color. We don't have pretty trees here in El Paso - also once in a while you might find a leaf or two.

 

[zackiedawg]

Bruce - those are amazing fall colors - love the boat on the lake shot as that really has the fall feel for me. I was happy to finally get to see my first true fall colors last year, as it had been 18 years before that since I had seen any!

 

And thank you for the compliment on the bobcat shots.

 

Dileep - love those balloons reflected in the water - a beautiful scene, well captured.

[pierces]

Our peak came and went in a matter of a few days.

 

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Fall is the one thing I miss from Georgia...We just dropped out of the 100s and I'm still picking avocados in the back yard!

 

Guess I need to drive to the Sierras!

 

Nice shots!

 

Dave

[KandCsailing]

Love hot air balloon! We used to have a festival in my hometown, but it stopped. :( The ones touching the water are a little freaky. Those pilots are really skilled.

Edited October 5, 2012 by KandCsailing

[dileep]

we have had a lot os smoke due to forest fires that make for interesting sunsets!

[dileep]

[c230k]

Great picture, love the colors.

[Debathome]

Some really stunning photos group!!

 

I can't believe that you stayed around to get all of those photos of the Bobcats. I would have been out of there like a shot. Great pics.

 

Beautiful balloon photos. That would have been awesome to see in person.

 

I was out in the country pumpkin picking yesterday. Here in the city the leaves have only just begun to turn but just a few miles out, it is in all of it's splendor.

 

 

 

 

[sparky-elpaso]

Pretty barn and pumpkins. The one in the 3rd pic looks like a huge one.

[R. Wethereyet]

 

and sunset ...

Edited October 8, 2012 by R. Wethereyet